Insecticide distributor



Sept- 12, 1.939. w. c. WATSON INSECTICIDE DISTRIBUTOR Filed Feb. 20, 1939 '.,asm

INVENTOR fe Watson ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to insecticide distributors.

An important object of my invention is the provision of an insecticide distributor that may be manually carried andoper'ated.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an insecticide distributor that will simultaneously spray adjacent rows of plants.

Still another object of my invention is toproivide an insecticide distributor that is adapted to thoroughly spray a row of vegetation, even though the plants are rambling or bushy in form.

Yet another object of my invention is the provision of an insecticide distributor that is eicient in operation, simple in construction, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description. 1

In the drawing, forming a part ofthis specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, 4

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation ofthe distributing pan embodying a part of my invention, v

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the valve controlled discharge opening of the nozzle,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation, showing parts broken away, of the Huid-receiving receptacle comprising a feature of my invention, and

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line I-'I of Fig. 1. y

In the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral I0 designates an elongated cylindrical handle member. The numeral II designates a fluid-receiving receptacle formed with an inner water-tight compartment I2, of rubber or the like, having a close-fitting outer covering I3, of any suitable fabric. The top of the receptacle is provided with an upwardly extending neck I4 through which the insecticide may be introduced into the receptacle. Straps I6 and I'I are secured to the sides of the receptacle and are of suflicient length to permit the same to be suspended from the shoulder of a person. The free ends of the straps are joined by a buckle I8 which permits the same to be adjusted to suit the carrier. A discharge nozzle I9 depends from the bottom of the inner compartment I2 through an opening 20 in the outer covering I3, and has attached to the end thereof one end of a flexible tubing 2 I the other end of which is attached to the arcuately formed nozzle 22. 'I'he nozzle 22 is securely positioned to the lower end of the handle member Il] by means of theclamp 23.

The numeral 124 designates a substantially U-shaped clamp, one arm of which is formed with an upwardly'turned flange 25. 'Ihe tubular member 2l Vpasses through an opening in the closed end of the clampand through an aligning opening in the vertically disposed flange 25. The arms offthe clamps are formed with convexities intermediate their ends, and the free arm 26 is ladaptefslto engage the opening in the flange 25 in a manner whereby the convexities in the arms will compress opposite sides of the flexible tube in a mannerv to check the flow of a liquid therethrough. l

The discharge end ofthe nozzle 22 is formed with a laterally extending web 28 to which a valve plate 29 is pivotally mounted. The pivoted end of the valve plate has a right-angularly disposed arm 30, and attached to the extremity thereof is a tie element 3| -Which connects the said arm to a manually actuated lever member 32 which is pivotally secured to the handle II] at substantially its'.`middle by the clamp 33. The nozzle 22 is formed with a boss 34 at substantially right Yangles to the pivotedfportion of the plate 28. The boss is provided withv a screw threaded opening toreceive Vthe, adjusting screw 35, theinn'er'end of Vwhich bears against the side ofthe valve plate 29 to eiectively position same in a manner kwhereby `the size of the discharged opening maybe selectively adjusted. VA spring is attached'to the 'web28 and has one end permanently seated. on" the boss 34, and the other end thereof engages the valve plate 29 to holdV the same frictionally engaged with the adjusting screw 35. Y A pan 35 is'suspended from the lower end of the handle IU'by four tie elements 36, 3l, 38, ,and 39. Rings 40 and 4I are'loosely mounted on the lower end of the handle I0, one above and one below the clamp23, and are secured in the properly adjusted position by means of the staples 42 and 43. The tie members v35 and 3l, on one ,side of the pan, are fastened to the rings 40 and 14| respectively, and the tie'elements 38 and 39, on the other side ofl the. said pan, are attached to the staples 42 and 43 respectively. The pan 35 is of substantially trapezoidal formation in plan, and hasy the k.sides and the smaller end formed with vertical side walls,V and with the 55 larger end 44 open to permit the insecticide to be discharged therefrom. As illustrated in Fig. l, the pan 35 is positioned directly below the discharge nozzle 22, and with the open end 4l lower than the closed rear end 4l The bottom of the pan is corrugated, said corrugation being outwardly divergent so that when the insecticide is discharged from the nozzle 22 into the pan 35', the liquid will be evenly dispersed to the open side 4l,

A plurality of adjoining strips 42 .are fastened to the underside of the open end 4I of the pan by the transversely extending bar 43. The strips 42 are made of any flexible material such as rubber, leather, or the like, and each of these strips is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 43 to conduct the uid overflowing from the open end 4| of the pan downwardly .and onto the plants to be sprayed.

The operation of my device is as follows:

In order to obtain the best results, I have found it desirable to carry two of the devices, one in the right hand and one in the left hand, and with a receptacle Il suspend-ed from each shoulder. In the spraying of the plants, the operator walks between the adjacent rows, with a handle member Il] grasped in either hand, and with the upper end thereof supported under the arm. The adjusting screw 35 is threaded into engagement with the valve plate 29 to move the said plate laterally across the discharge end of the nozzle and to regulate the size of the discharge opening. Once the valve plate is set to define the desired size discharge opening, its movement in a direction to close the discharge opening will be limited by the'set screw and the insecticde will flow from the nozzle in a regular even manner. The fingers of the operator grasp the lever 32 and by actuating the same, the valve plate 29 may be further moved laterally of the discharge end of the nozzle to increase the size of the discharge opening. The manual control is thus used to increase the size of the discharge opening when the operator desires to apply an extra amount of the insecticide to a particular plant or section of plants and it is adapted to cooperate with the set screwin regulating the size of the discharge opening and in accordance with the particular type of plant or plants to be sprayed. When the clamp 24 is open and the valve plate 22 setto define the desired size, discharge opening, the insecticide will now from the receptacles Il through'the 'tubular members 3| and be discharged from the nozzle 22 into the pan 35 where it will follow the corrugations in the bottom of the pan and now downwardly along the grooves 43 of the strips 42. The strips 42 are flexible in their nature, and may be brushed along the plants without damaging the same. Due to this flexibility of the strips, they will drag along the top of the plants in a manner to cause the insecticide overowing from the pan to thoroughly cover all parts ofthe plant. While walking between the rows of plants, theoperator may manually rotate the handle lll first in one direction and then in the other in a manner to cause the pan 35 to be tipped rst in one directionV and then in the other. This will cause the strips to engage the plant first from one side and then from the other side, to thoroughly cover all the branches and leaves with the insecticide.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and the various changes in the vsize, shape,and

arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the appended claims,

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A iiuid distributor comprising a support, a receptacle, a tubular element communicating with the said receptacle at one end and having the discharge end thereof secured to the support, a spring actuated valve plate pivoted to the tubular element to cover the discharge opening, a lever carried by the support and connected to the valve plate to move the same away from the discharge opening, and a pan having a corrugated bottom suspended from the body member, and under the discharge opening of the said tubular element, said corrugations being outwardly divergent to evenly spread the :duid issuing from the discharge opening.

2. A fluid distributor comprising a support, a receptacle, a tubular element communicating with the said receptacle at one end and having the discharge end thereof secured to the support, a spring actuated valve plate pivoted to the tubular element to cover the discharge opening, a lever carried by the body member and connected to the valve plate to provide for manual actuation of the same away from the discharge opening, and an adjustable stop element carried by the tubular element and engaging the valve plate to regulate the extent of closing movement of the valve plate and a pan having a corrugated bottom suspended from the body member, said corrugations being outwardly divergent to evenly spread the fluid issuing from the discharge opening.

3. A fluid distributor comprising a body member, a receptacle, a tubular element communicating with the said receptacle at one end and having the discharge end thereof secured tothe body member, a spring actuated valve plate pivoted to the tubular element to cover the discharge opening, a lever carried by the body member and connected to the valve plate to move the same away from the discharge opening, a pan having a corrugated bottom suspended from the body member, said corrugations being outwardly Vdivergent to evenly spread the fluid issuing from the discharge opening, and a plurality of adjoin- 'ing strips depending from the forward end of the pan, each of the said strips having a longitudinal groove in its outer face to direct the fluid iiowing from the pan.

4. A fluid distributor comprising a body member, a receptacle, a tubular element communicating with the said receptacle at one end and having the discharge end thereof secured to the body member, a spring actuated valve plate pivoted to the tubular element to cover the discharge opening, a lever carried by the body member and connected to the valve plate to provide for manual actuation of the same away from the dis- "charge opening, an adjustable means carried by the tubular element and engaging the valve plate toregulate the extent of closing movement of the said valve plate, a pan having a corrugated bottom suspended from the body member, said corrugations being outwardly divergentto evenly spread the iiuid issuing from the discharge opening, and a'plurality of adjoining strips depending from the forward end of the pan.

5. A fluid distributor comprising a receptacle, a handle member, a tubular element communieating with the receptacle and having the discharge end thereof attached to the lower end of the handle member, a manually actuated valve plate pivotally attached to the tubular member to move laterally across the discharge opening of the tubular member, and an adjustable stop element carried by the tubular element and engaging the valve plate to regulate the extent of the closing movement of the said valve plate.

6. A uid distributor comprising a receptacle, means to support the receptacle on the body of the operator, a handle member, a tubular element communicating with the receptacle and having the discharge end thereof attached to the lower end of the handle member, a manually actuated valve plate pivotally attached to the tubular member to move laterally across the discharge opening of the tubular member, an adjustable stop element carried by the tubular element and engaging the valve plate to regulate the extent of the closing movement pf the said valve plate, and a substantially square pan having an open side and a corrugated bottom suspended from the support and under the discharge opening of the tubular element, said corrugations being outwardly divergent.

7. A fluid distributor comprising a receptacle, means to support the receptacle on the body of the operator, a handle member, a tubular element communicating with the receptacle and having the discharge end thereof attached to the lower end of the handle member, a manually actuated Valve plate pivotally attached to the tubular member to move laterally across the discharge opening of the tubular member,an adjustable stop element carried by the tubular element and engaging the valve plate to regulate the extent of closing movement of the said valve plate, a substantially square pan having an open side and a corrugated bottom suspended from the support and under the discharge opening of the tubular element, said corrugations being outwardly divergent, and exible strips depending from the open side of the said pan and having longitudinal grooves therein to eiectively direct the iuid flowing from the pan.

WILLIAM C. WATSON. 

